Fayetteville High School Art II students, in Jennie Roles-Walter’s class, recently completed detailed acrylic paintings they created in the Chuck Close gridded paint method.

The assignment took nearly four weeks to complete, painting 80 boxes, one at a time, to make up the image depicted on their canvas.

Students chose the prominent individuals that they painted.

A close up of Allie Heffington’s painting.

The paintings were framed by Brenda Williams Roles of R.D. Williams Gifts and Framing, and a plaque with the artist’s name and title was engraved and mounted to the frames, compliments of Alison Heffington of The Wishing Well Engraving and Jewelry.